Palm Router – Help Me Decide!

Nearlyold

laurencewhymark said:

FreeBear said:

laurencewhymark said: So I think I've been convinced to buy a palm router for morticing hinges.

You'll also need a jig - One for each size of hinge. A corner chisel, to get rid of the rounded corners..

To be honest, a decent set of sharp chisels will be easier to use, and much quicker once you've taken in to account set up times.

Jig – Why? Surely I can just route straight to the surface and use my eyes?

Corner chisel – A regular chisel can be used!

I don't mind cutting out hinges by hand, but it seems my situation is quite unique. We've old door linings. Where the old hinges used to be, I'm having to glue in 4mm pieces of stripwood. The hinges are only 2mm deep. My concern is, if I do it by chisel, I'll simply end up prying out the entire section of stripwood!

If you've used a router freehand before then fine, you'll probably be okay, however bear in mind that unlike using a saw etc where the bit you've already cut holds the saw in roughly the right direction there is nothing to keep you on track when using a router freehand as it'll happily cut away in any direction with no feedback that you've gone off track.

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DanDare999 said:

laurencewhymark said:

travis-powers said:

I have burned out so many Makita tools within the guarantee period it’s a joke however I have workmates who swears by them.
I would go through a 18v drill yearly, my main platform now is Festool, drill cost twice as much but is still going strong after 10 years so cheaper in the long run.

I've heard very good things about Festool tools... but as you say, expensive! Out of my budget, for sure.

You'd destroy the 18v drills on a yearly basis? I'm never really a fan of cordless tools, as they're often more expensive, and have this predisposition in my mind that they're of a lower quality.

The palm router I'd go for would be corded.

Any experience with Bosch tools?

Are you using it for trade or diy?

I have one of these and it's ok for the money.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-epr710-710w-electric-palm-router-220-240v/318fx

For DIY use. I did see that one, but the Makita can be had for the same price on other sites!